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*St Austell | *St Austell | ||
*St Columb | *St Columb | ||
*Major St Germans | *Major St Germans | ||
*Isles of Scilly | *Isles of Scilly | ||
*Stratton | *Stratton | ||
*Truro | *Truro | ||
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=== The Records === | |||
Records from the poorlaw unions, which were created from this time forward include the following: | Records from the poorlaw unions, which were created from this time forward include the following: | ||
#Guardianship | #Guardianship <br>#Creed Registers <br>#Rate books <br>#Workhouse Lists of Inmates <br>#Register of Apprentices <br>#Register of Births <br>#Register of Deaths <br>#Vestry Rate Books <br>#Admission and Discharge Registers <br>#Board of Guardians' Records | ||
#Creed Registers | |||
#Rate books | |||
#Workhouse Lists of Inmates | |||
#Register of Apprentices | |||
#Register of Births | |||
#Register of Deaths | |||
#Vestry Rate Books | |||
#Admission and Discharge Registers | |||
#Board of Guardians' Records | |||
=== Records at The Family History Library === | |||
To determine records availability for each poorlaw, search the Family History Library Catalog under the name of the county (Cornwall), and then under the name of the poorlaw union, i.e. Redruth; then search under the term[s] "poorlaw" or "poorhouses". | |||
=== Online Transcriptions Relating to Poorlaw Records === | |||
1) Here's a [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?England/UnionsEngland.shtml 'gateway' website with some information on Hampshire's poor] | |||
2) Here is a [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Paupers/ website with approximately 10 percent] of the county's poor | |||